These great hollow globes of artificial super-metals, and artificial transparent adamant, ranged in size from the earliest and smallest structures, which were no bigger than a very small asteroid, to spheres considerably larger than the Earth. (Olaf Stapledon, STAR MAKER)

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

A Bit of a Bang

Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows a "new star" (nova) in the constellation of Sagittarius. A recently discovered nova has become (for how long) a naked-eye object. You have to get up early to spot Sagittarius this time of the year, but it might be worth the try!